Quoin Rock Chardonnay 750ml

VINIFICATION
Hand-picked grapes are whole-bunch pressed into 2nd-fill French oak barrels. Selected yeast strains used for fermentation and regular batonnage (lees stirring) done on a monthly basis until final blending.
MATURATION
85% Barrel (50 % new oak) French 225 L barrels / 15 % Concrete egg for 9 months.
NOTES OF WINEMAKER
Straw colour with hint of green – youthful and vibrant. Attractive nose showing ripe citrus and orange peel leading to hints of vanilla spice oak and toasted brioche. Citrus peel on palate with good weight and lightly buttery texture. The wine is well balanced with fresh acid and minerality persistent lemon/lime on the finish.

FOOD PAIRING
An absolutely beautiful wine, perfect on its own, but also the ideal partner to most seafood dishes, crayfish with homemade mayonnaise.

WINE INFORMATION

Cultivar/s | Chardonnay 100%
Vintage | 2021
Origin | Western Cape (Stellenbosch and Elim)

Average Yield | 71⁄2 tons/Ha
Alcohol | 12,44%
Ageing Potential | More than 10 years from vintage.